[News] Plane gone down in the French Alps?

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Smeagull

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #1

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/d-aipx/#5d42675

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/32030778

 

Midfield Minton

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #2

Being reported but not confirmed,just watched the flight tracking and it wasn't in the air very long before it made a rapid decent

 

Publius Ovidius

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #3

Confirmed worst fears!

 

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• Mar 24, 2015

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Early indications it was a technical problem the crew couldn't resolve and it just flew into the ground - very sad but at least they should be able to find out what happened relatively easily

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #5

Very sad news

 

Megazone

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #6

R.I.P

 

Icy Gull

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #7

NS Herald said:

Early indications it was a technical problem the crew couldn't resolve and it just flew into the ground -

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How terrifying

RIP

 

mikeyjh

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• Mar 24, 2015

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NS Herald said:

Early indications it was a technical problem the crew couldn't resolve and it just flew into the ground - very sad but at least they should be able to find out what happened relatively easily

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Yep, if you watch the 'replay', it starts losing height over the med and then heads in a stright line toward the alps, rapidly descending - Like they had lost control.

It's sad, and not a little emotive as many of us will have travelled on an A320 relatively recently - Yesterday for me, which makes one realise how much we're in the laps of the pilots and engineers.

 

Ernest

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• Mar 24, 2015

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All dead says Hollande, terrible news

 

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Seagull1989

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• Mar 24, 2015

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Absolutely terrible news. Was only reading an article from German news on Sunday regarding Airbus 320 Ice sensors and faults with them. Wonder if it is related?

 

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #11

Very sad.

RIP

 

hans kraay fan club

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #12

Just boarding now. A few tense looking faces in the queue.

 

Megazone

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #13

hans kraay fan club said:

Just boarding now. A few tense looking faces in the queue.

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Stressful time to board a plane. Goodluck.

 

tinycowboy

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• Mar 24, 2015

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hans kraay fan club said:

Just boarding now. A few tense looking faces in the queue.

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I'm flying this evening. Not great, but there we are.

 

dazzer6666

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• Mar 24, 2015

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Awful. Just awful.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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• Mar 24, 2015

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tinycowboy said:

I'm flying this evening. Not great, but there we are.

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Same here.

 

RandyWanger

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #17

Terrible news RIP

 

Midfield Minton

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #18

Would saying that they lost communication at 6000ft suggest it broke up in mid air,

 

symyjym

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #19

Midfield Minton said:

Would saying that they lost communication at 6000ft suggest it broke up in mid air,

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No, because the French Alps can be as high as 15,782ft

 

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• Mar 24, 2015

• #20

Has the last 12 months been awful or are things just being reported more now?